New capability:

Moving past bots vs. humans

Cloudflare·Cloud·NewCapability·4/21/2026

As AI assistants and privacy proxies challenge the capabilities of traditional bot detection, the Web needs new models for accountability. We believe that control should remain with the client, and that an open ecosystem of anonymous credentials is key to preserving user privacy while protecting or

Why it matters → New functionality is available in Cloudflare. May enable simpler implementations or replace external dependencies.

Who should care → Teams already using this product or evaluating it.

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  "title": "Moving past bots vs. humans",
  "pubDate": "Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:00:00 GMT",
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